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161. Re: Re:Desoto--SAlT FEVER (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:15:19 -0400
Sure beats the heck out of AIDS!!!! There is no higher compliment that I know of than to say some one has SALT FEVER!!!!!!! Quoting Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>: prices Explorer at <a href="http://expl
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00471.html (7,811 bytes)

162. Re: Ultimate Maxton car (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:41:24 -0400
What do the monster truck dudes use? They create that kind of HP.... John Backus I'm sure there are some military transfer cases that hold 1,500 - 2000 HP and more when you use compound gear reductio
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00540.html (7,940 bytes)

163. Re: Hot Rod (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:56:59 -0400
Keith, thats real good news. It may even cause me to rethink about subscribing again, I quit when they had a road test of a semi rig. Or, was it a boat, or plane, or..... anyway I gave up on them yea
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00541.html (8,069 bytes)

164. Re: traction control (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:27:35 -0400
Paul, I like that! Some years ago I lettered a dragster for the son of an old racing buddy. After I finished, I asked if I could sit in it - just for old times sake. I noticed all the electronics; bu
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00543.html (9,576 bytes)

165. Re: nostalgia category (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:17:20 -0400
Rose or Terry, thank you so much for calling 40 to 50 young! You made my day! I'm not that young but would like to see a nostalgia category. John Backus Glen, Thanks for the reply. I was expecting re
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00552.html (7,460 bytes)

166. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:31:00 -0400
Keith, you would love mechanical injection, much easier than carbs. John Backus- injected nitromethane dragster Can I take your EFI away Mike? Think of what a Great advancement that is for the Turbo
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00553.html (8,888 bytes)

167. Re: dick J (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:54:52 -0400
Dick, once again, I agree with Joe for all the reasons stated. Coil overs are so easy to install, have adjustable ride height and eliminate a lot of problems associated with leaf springs. John B. Dic
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00696.html (8,352 bytes)

168. NYLON AND NOMEX LINERS IN HELMETS (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:26:55 -0400
A while back we had a discussion going where I was told I was wrong, all non motorcycle helmets had Nomex lining. I was just perusing the www.simpsonraceproducts.com site shopping for a new helmet an
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00737.html (7,630 bytes)

169. Re: car show (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:33:53 -0500
Dan, in either case, do the helmets have to have the Nomex lining?? John B. hey dan what is new rule about a helmet skirt thanks jack Jack, list, New helmet skirt rule; All drivers, includes motorcyc
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00064.html (7,787 bytes)

170. Re: No space: Leave the place (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:53:13 -0500
You know, all this talk about one-way mirrors probably explains the laughter we heard from behind a mirror over our round bed in the MGM Grand Hotel in Lost Vegas back in '75!! John B.....but, that's
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00065.html (8,098 bytes)

171. Unimog specs. (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:56:57 -0500
Info. on the DaimlerChrysler Unimog can be found at This thing aint much larger than a little 'ol Chev Suburban! Believe it or not, our armed forces has been using this vehicle for several years (the
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00097.html (6,637 bytes)

172. Mike the Headless Chicken (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:57:06 -0500
Boy, this list has been somewhat dormant. Work here has also slowed somewhat on the roadsters while I nurse a bad cold. Just to get SOMETHING going, has any of you heard about Mike the headless chick
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00099.html (6,891 bytes)

173. Re: Time Dilation (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:13:11 -0500
I just had to put my 2 cents worth in here. Having done both, driving a fuel dragster is very different from a LSR ride. The brain has a way of dealing with situations where you have to act fast in a
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00720.html (8,125 bytes)

174. Re: Engine Turned Aluminum (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:16:34 -0500
Keith, NO question is stupid if you need to know. Engine turning is best done on a drill press, use those small round sanding discs that are made for die grinders. You can set up a straight edge to g
/html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00860.html (8,344 bytes)

175. Re: Rack & Pinion (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:34:44 -0500
I am pretty sure I got this one, the 1880 something Car that Gottlieb Daimler built had a rack and pinion steering gear! One of the advantages of living in the mid-east coast is being near Indy and
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00206.html (6,908 bytes)

176. Re: Fw: Take a kid to a car show! (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:43:36 -0500
Bob, we don't really show cars but we attend "rod runs" and cruise ins all summer and that is exactly what we do, with kids and adults too. These cars are to be driven and enjoyed not set on a mantle
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00207.html (6,890 bytes)

177. Re: RUSTY CORVETTE! (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:42:53 -0500
Ed, and List.... great article on Ed's Corvette @ Bonneville in the latest issue of Goodguys Gazette! Article is by Mary West and has several good photos. John Backus There used to be a great product
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00319.html (7,347 bytes)

178. Re: RUST (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:37:18 -0500
POR-15 works GREAT! It seems to be even better now than a few years ago, it dries faster now. It brushes on really smooth, I used it to paint the underside of the roadster last week and it looks real
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00424.html (7,915 bytes)

179. Fw: roadster on shirt- black hi-boy (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:12:48 -0500
Jon, did ya ever get the stickers?? If not I will have to contact the post office and start a hunt for them. Also, you really need to have a traditional black hi-boy roadster on the shirts, like the
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00522.html (6,999 bytes)

180. Re: Recap on 'World Records Topic' (score: 1)
Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:05:25 -0500
WELL SAID DICK. JB "To me, LSR racing has unseated stick and ball sports as the great American past time because it does not kiss the big corporate butt. Instead, it is a showcase for great American
/html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00621.html (9,816 bytes)

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